STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State didn't have to look further than its own conference to fill its final staff opening.
Former Illinois co-defensive coordinator Tim Banks, who left the university last month to "pursue other interests," was announced as the Nittany Lions' co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach Monday morning. He'll spearhead the defense alongside linebackers coach Brent Pry, who was promoted after Bob Shoop left for Tennessee.
“I am excited about having an opportunity to work with Coach [James] Franklin and his staff,” Banks said in a statement. “James is one of the brightest football minds in the country and it was just an opportunity that I couldn’t pass up.